Siegfried Mynhardt (5 March 1906 – 28 March 1996) was a South African actor.

Personal life

Mynhardt was born in Johannesburg and lived in a Wynberg army camp, where his father was a padre. He had three children with his wife, Jocelyn.

Career

As well as appearing in several films and several television projects, Mynhardt was also known for his work in both South African and British theatre. After the end of school, he started appearing in theatre productions across South Africa. He admitted that he learnt true professionalism in the 1930s, when he was performing in the

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in London and sharing a flat with

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. His credits included appearing in '' Dingaka'', a 1965 film by the acclaimed South African director,

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. He later appeared alongside

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in ''A Cape Town Affair''. On 26 January 2020, Siegfried was also inaugurated as a living legend in the South African Legends Museum. He's nephew, Shaun Mynhardt dedicated the museum in memory of Siegie.

Selected filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mynhardt, Siegfried 1900s births 1996 deaths 20th-century South African male actors Male actors from Johannesburg South African male film actors South African male stage actors White South African people